| 单词 | chalicothere |
| 释义 | chalicothere in British English (ˈkælɪkəʊˌθɪə) noun any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres Word origin C19: from New Latin Chalicotherium type genus, from Greek khalix gravel + Greek thērion a little beast, from thēr wild animalchalicothere in American English (ˈkælɪkouˌθɪər) noun a horselike fossil of the genus Chalicotherium and related genera, common in Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Tertiary Period, having a sloping back and three-toed, clawed feet Word origin [‹ NL Chalicotherium (1833) ‹ Gk chalik-, s. of chálix gravel + -o- -o- + thēríon -there]-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -there is a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compoundwords, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in-therium or -theria. Other words that use the affix -there include: baluchithere, pantothere, titanothere, uintathereWord lists withmammal |
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